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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Schroeter, Livonia, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a compartment having a first space having a first environmental condition and a second space having a second environmental condition. At least one camera captures a first image of a first part of a region external to the vehicle and a second image of a second part of the region. The first part of the region aligns with the first space, and the second part of the region aligns with the second space. An environmental control system of the vehicle has at least one of lighting control and climate control. Control circuitry is configured to determine brightness conditions of the region based on the first image and the second image and control the environmental control system to adjust the environmental conditions based on the brightness conditions.